Rocket City Blog

Rocket City residents have stepped up again.Ron Peel noticed the large, beautifully wooded 10-acre plot of land between Reeths-Puffer High School and the Holton Road Meijer store sitting vacant. Ron's son is an RP alumnus. His daughter is an RPHS student. His wife is the RPI school counselor. And Ron is the director of the Reeths-Puffer Youth Soccer Club.

Creative thinking, pulling resources together and making connections are changing the landscape of our Rocket City. Ron Peel approached the Holton Road Meijer management with the idea of allowing Reeths-Puffer to improve the land, manage it and use it as a health and fitness trail for the community. Now the school leases the land from Meijer for $1 per year.

On April 13, nearly 100 Rocket City residents showed up to help clear away brush, cut low hanging branches, mulch and rake. No large earth moving equipment is being used and no live trees are being taken down. The path is being set in the wooded parcel naturally. So many students, residents and businesses stepped up to help. Arbor Care donated use of a woodchipper and Meijer donated all the healthy snacks for the workers.

This mile long path will be used for recreation and enjoyment by the entire community. There is work still to be done. Stay tuned for updates on this trail and how you can participate.